Minister Counselor Marc M. Wall

Marc Wall has been Minister Counselor for Economic and Science Affairs in the U.S. Embassy to Japan since November 2009.He leads a team of nearly 30 officers and specialists on initiatives to promote trade, economic growth, and science and technology collaboration.Since March 11, he has been heavily involved in coordinating efforts to assist Japan in responding to the emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Mr. Wall departed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in July 2009 after serving eleven months as Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq.His responsibilities included overseeing post-conflict initiatives for reconstruction and development.

As U.S. Ambassador to Chad from 2004 to 2007, he worked to strengthen cooperation on counterterrorism, oil, and democracy in a country in the throes of an internal insurgency.He was deeply engaged in diplomatic efforts on Darfur and the international response to the needs of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced persons on the Chad-Sudan border.

After postings early in his career in Cote d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe, Mr. Wall held assignments in Beijing and later in Taipei, where he was instrumental in negotiations that led to China's and Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization.In his work with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, he traveled frequently to Japan and Southeast Asia in support of programs to deepen regional economic integration.Later he served as senior advisor to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a Congressional panel charged with assessing U.S. relations with China.

His assignments in Washington have addressed key issues shaping U.S. economic relations with Asia, Africa, and Latin America in an era of rapid globalization.He has served as special assistant to the Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, member of Secretary of State Shultz's Policy Planning Council, director of the economic offices in the Bureau of Asian and Pacific Affairs and of African Affairs, and economic officer in various positions in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.

Mr. Wall has taught at Georgetown University, the City College of New York, the National Defense University's Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and The George Washington University's Program for International Studies in Asia.He has an AB with honors in history from Princeton University and an MIA from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.